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Third baseman Justin Turner will at least begin the night on the bench, with Chris Taylor taking Turner's usual spot at third base. Gavin Lux will be in center and Cody Bellinger at first base. According to manager Dave Roberts , Turner is out of the lineup due to a stinger on the right side of his neck. Turner has been experiencing difficulty turning his neck but he is expected to be back in the lineup for Game 3, Roberts added.

Turner, 36 years old, has struggled this postseason. Coming into Sunday night, he's hit just. He hasn't recorded an extra-base hit since he homered in his second at-bat of the month, back in the NL Wild Card Game. Comparatively, Turner had another brilliant regular season, batting. Turner's woes are not simply a product of bad luck. Whereas his average exit velocity during the regular season was Additionally, and on a rate basis, Turner is swinging more frequently; whiffing more frequently; and expanding his strike zone more frequently.

Take a look:. Of course, Turner's ball-tracking data could prove to be more descriptive than predictive -- or, a snapshot of his first 30 trips to the plate versus a preview of his next It's still understandable if the Dodgers want to give Turner a night off to reset while finding a way to maximize their offensive output on Sunday night: Los Angeles has scored three runs or fewer in five of its seven playoff games to date.

To be fair, the Dodgers scored 16 runs combined in their other two contests, both victories. Historically, MLB teams who fall behind in best-of-seven sets go on to lose the series 16 percent of the time.

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Donate Now. Welcome to the Los Angeles Turners Society. When the Turners came to the US they brought their ideas. Turnen, the German word for Gymnastics, was a part of them. The Turners brought Gymnastics from Germany with them across the Atlantic.

In addition they formulated their goals.